Pie-carrier



S.. HUBIG. Plf 1111121111511. -PPLlATIH FILED JUNE 5. 1917.

1,310,408?, PatentedJuly 15, 1919.

UNTED Similis` PATEN SIMON HUBIG, F FORT WORTH, TEXAS,

PIE-CARRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 15, 19199.

Application ined June 5, i917. serial No. 172,864,

To all whom t may Concern Be itknown that I,'SiuoN HUBIG, a citi- Vzen o f the United States of America, residand disease carriers because such plates fre-4 quently have been and are used as receptacles for vinegar, kerosene, gasolene, acids, and for other purposes, and also used as water pans and feed pans in chicken coops and pig sties before being returned to the baker. Inasmuch as all these plates when returned are washed in the plate washingvats, it is impossible to eliminate all traces of acid and rust, `and the consequence is that the 'pies baked in such plates spoil more readily and` quickly andare no doubt disease carriers.

lgienic delivery.l and handling o If the 'pi f'cook over or burst out at the sides, the p ates become smeary and sticky,

making unsightly and untidy appearances,.-

and make the delivery man greasy and sticky looking, and dirty and mess up the dealers show cases, and give to the delivery cart an unwholesoine look, and the ultimate consumer is, of course, not impressed.

The object of this invention is to provide a plate or carrier which can be made at such small costthat it can be discarded after one use so that it will not be returned and used again. The. advantages of such carriers are that the pies will keep fresh and palatable as no absorption' can'take place; they will keep pies free from iiies and dust they make it possible to ship pies as other commodities are shipped; they make sanitary and hythe pies; they eliminate-thehigh cost of tin plates; they eliminate the reuse of pie plates that become contaminated and rusty; they eliminate the charge of two extra cents for plates 4tothe consumer; they are economical on ac- -count of handling pies only once; .there is economy in the use. of such carriersV on account of safe handling and freedom'from .loss through breakage and spoiling;

and they permit air to circulate on the pies without exposure. Other objects and advantages will be fully explained in the following description and the invention will be more particularly pointed out iii the claims.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings which form a part ofthis application.

Figure l is a plan view of the holder. Fig. 2 is a diametrical section, taken on the line mwa@ of Fig'. 3. Fig. 3 is a plan view of7 the protector or protecting member.

Similar characters of reference are used to'indicat'e the saine parts throughout the if several views.

LThe improved carrier includesv a plate -or holding. member 1 and a protecting member 2. The member'l has perforations 3 for the passage of air`thei`ethrough- The member 2 has smaller perforationsl and larger peiforations 5. for-the passage of air or for ventilation. The member 2 ha's a relatively deep rim or flange. 6 for the. pur ose of making the carrier automatically adjustable to pies of different thicknesses. The rim or flange 6 moves substantiallyibut loosely on the edge 7 ofthe plate member 1. x These members are to be manufactured of-inaterial which is cheap enough to be discarded after v one use. It is found that they caribe molded from mechanical pulp and' made `at very 'Y small cost. y

It' is apparent that other ,uses may be made of the improved carrier, and various changes in the sizes, designs and construction ofthe carriers may be made without departing from' my invention.

In use, wax paper or other material may be placedon the members l and 2 to protect the pies. The perforatioiis permit the circulation of air so that the pies will not `become soggy or claminy.

of mechanical pulp and consisting of a holding member for engaging the lower side of a pie and a protecting member teleseoped on said holding member for lengaging the upper side Of the pie and each member having perfol-ations for the circulation of air.

4. A shipping pie carrier for individual pies constructed of mechanical pulp and consisting of two members telescopically adjustable together for engaging the lower and upper sides of a pie and each member containing perforations for the circulation of air.

5. A shipping pie carrier for individual pies constructed of mechanical pulp and consisting of a holding member and a protect'- ing member for engaging the lower and upper sides of a pie, each member having perforations*therethrough and said protecting member having a flange lsurrfnlnding said holding member. i

6. A shipping pie carrier for individual pies consisting of a holding member' having a rim and a protecting member having a flange engaging said rim loosely and inelosing the same, each member having perforations therethrough.

7. A shipping pie carrier forindividual pies comprising a circular' holding member having a rim and a circular protecting member having an annular depending` flange inelosing said rim, each member having perforations for the circulation o'fair. c

In testimony whereof, I set my hand this 30th day of May, 1917.

, l SIMON HUBIG. 

